Gill steps out of Ro-Ko’s shadow; seizes his moment with a captains’ knock
What was billed as a series to assess India’s seasoned stars has quickly turned into an opportunity for Shubman Gill to stamp his authority on the ODI captaincy.
What was billed as a series to assess India’s seasoned stars has quickly turned into an opportunity for Shubman Gill to stamp his authority on the ODI captaincy.
Yastika Bhatia returned to India's playing XI while Nandni Sharma made her first appearance of the Women's T20 World Cup as the Netherlands won the toss and chose to bowl at Headingley.
A member of Lionel Messi's team has blamed former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas for the chaos and security lapses during the football star's GOAT India Tour event in Kolkata.
Erling Haaland scored twice on his FIFA World Cup debut as Norway defeated Iraq 4-1 in their Group I opener. Leo Østigård also scored as Norway made a winning return to the World Cup.
Thomas Partey will miss Ghana's FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Panama after a Canadian court rejected his appeal against a visa refusal, leaving his tournament participation in doubt.
Sharath Kamal to be the flag bearer
KKR will be hoping that the return of Gambhir, who led the side to their two titles in 2012 and 2014, will reignite the spirit within the side that finished a lowly seventh on their past two IPL campaigns.
This will be the second season when the CSK franchise will open their campaign without Dhoni as the skipper. Earlier, the Super Kings had given the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja in 2022 but the left-arm spinner stepped down midway through the tournament following a series of losses and handed back the leadership role to Dhoni
Bhavya (61kg) faced a challenge from Telangana's Mohammed Ur Rehman but managed winning the bout 4-1 margin.
In the men's section, Lakshya Sen and former world number one K Srikanth recorded contrasting wins to move into the second round.
